Market Survey.doc

MARKET SURVEY (con’t)

DLA Land and Maritime P.O. Box 3990

Columbus, OH 43218-3990

Reply to: Adam Speert (DLA Land and Maritime, SAPD-ZCA)

Phone: 614-692-8352

E-mail: adam.speert@dla.mil

MARKET SURVEY

Company Name:

CAGE:

Point of Contact (Name):

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Your immediate attention/reply is requested. This is NOT a Request for Quote. The Government is interested in placing the attached list of NSNs on an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). These contracts are intended for use with items for which recurring demands are anticipated, as a means of reducing the time and expense required to solicit and make repetitive individual awards. Establishment of an IQC will permit future purchase requests to be awarded by issuing a delivery order against the basic contract. All terms, conditions, and pricing are negotiated/awarded up front, which will allow delivery orders to be issued quickly. Most contract terms will be for a Base Period with the possibility or one or more option periods. Typically, the total contract length, including option periods, will not exceed five (5) years. Delivery orders will be issued on an as needed basis and within stated minimum and maximum quantities. The delivery order quantities are estimated based on previous and forecasted demands, and the contractor will be guaranteed a delivery order minimum quantity as specified in the basic contract.

This market survey will assist the buyer in developing the solicitation. Please complete this market survey and return to me by email. The applicable NSN(s) are listed on the attached page(s). PLEASE RETURN BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 28, 2012. THANK YOU!

1. Is your company interested in pursuing a Long-Term Contract for any or all of these items? □ YES □ NO

2. Are any of these items commercial items per FAR 2.101(b)? (Answer on attached spreadsheet.)

3. If yes to #2 above, are these item(s) Catalogs/Price Listed? □ YES □ NO If yes, can you supply us with a copy of your price list? □ YES □ NO

4. What quantity ranges would result in better pricing of the items you are able to supply (provide price break quantities on attached spreadsheet)? We will consider your recommendations if it is within our demand forecast.

5. Is an inventory currently maintained for these NSN(s)? □ YES □ NO

6. If this solicitation is FOB Destination, would the government incur savings if unit prices were based on various shipping destinations within the U.S.? □ YES □ NO

7. Approximately, how many employees do you currently have? ____________

8. Do you have a parent company? □ YES □ NO

9. If yes to #8, approximately, how many employees does your parent company have? _________

10. If you are a dealer for the actual manufacturer of these item(s), who is the manufacturer and approximately, how many employees does the manufacturer have? _____________________________________________________________________________

11. If offering as dealer or distributor, is your resale price set by the manufacturer? □ YES □ NO

12. For contracts estimated over $700,000.00, cost or pricing data may be required. Note: The value of the contract is based on the Contract Maximum dollar value that is in the Contract Limitations clause of a solicitation. This Contract Maximum is based on the estimated value of all contract years combined (base year plus option years) and is then inflated to allow for a possible increase in annual demands over the life of the contract.

**Are you and your subcontractors (if applicable) capable of providing this data on a potential Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)? □ YES or □ NO Note for dealers/distributors: If cost or pricing data were required for the contract, the manufacturer is the subcontractor and would also be required to submit cost or price data if your purchase price from the manufacturer exceeds the $700K as stated above.

13. Are there any materials, metals, etc. that are dominant in these item(s)? □ YES □ NO If yes, please provide the applicable material for each NSN on the attached spreadsheet and state what percentage of that item consists of that material.

14. Would a minimum delivery order quantity and/or dollar value apply to these NSNs?

□ YES □ NO If yes, please list the applicable minimum(s) for each item (provide quantities on attached spreadsheet).

Your responses to questions 15 - 17 will be used to determine the optimal contract length. There will normally be a “Base Period” and then the Government will have the option to accept other periods/years, which are called “Option Periods.” Regardless of how the contract would be structured in regards to base period and option periods, typically DLA will not issue a contract for less than three (3) years or in excess of 5 years total, including all option periods. NOTE: The length of the Base Period will not impact any guaranteed contract minimum(s) or maximum(s).

15. How many years would be your ideal Base Period? 1 □ 2 □ 3 □

a. Please provide a brief explanation as to why this length of Base Period is optimal:

b. If you indicated an ideal Base Period of more than one (1) year, would you be willing to accept a Base Period less than your ideal Base Period but no less than 1 year?

YES □ NO □

Please list any concerns you might have with doing so: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. If you indicated an ideal Base Period of more than 1 year, would you be able to hold pricing for the entire Base Period or would you require and annual price adjustment?

□ I can hold my prices for the entire Base Period.

□ I would require an annual price adjustment.

16. Assuming an option period is equal to 1 year, how many option periods AFTER the Base Period would you be willing to accept? 0 □ 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □

a. If you indicated zero (0) above, please explain why: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Please provide any additional information that you feel would help us set up a Base and Option Period structure that is most beneficial to the Government and industry: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Would you be willing to accept option periods with:

a. priced option periods? □ YES □ NO

b. an Economic Price Adjustment clause (DLAD 52.216-9030) that is adjusted using an assigned Producer Price Index? □ YES □ NO

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